The Sleeve Should Be Illegal: & Other Reflections on Art at the Frick (Mitchell Michaelyn)(Pevná vazba)

The Sleeve Should Be Illegal: & Other Reflections on Art at the Frick (Mitchell Michaelyn)(Pevná vazba)

Explore the treasures of The Frick Collection through the eyes of a diverse group of contemporary writers, artists and other cultural figures, from George Condo, Lydia Davis and Julie Mehretu to Abbi Jacobson and Edmund WhiteA cultural haven for museumgoers in New York and beyond, The Frick

The Other Me (Zachrich Jeng Sarah)(Pevná vazba)

Two lives. The one you wanted. The one that wanted you. Her birthday should be like any other night. One minute Kelly's a free-spirited artist in Chicago going to her best friend's art show. The next, she opens a door and mysteriously emerges in her Michigan hometown. Suddenly her life is

Should You Be Laughing at This? (Dagsson Hugleikur)(Pevná vazba)

Hugleikur Gagsson's Should You Be Laughing at This? has achieved revered cult status and taken the Icelandic publishing world by storm. Of course, Iceland is a country whose national drink is called 'Black Death,' national dish is putrefied shark meat, and national literacy rate is 99.9%. That may

Countryside Contemplations: Reflections on Our Wild Wonders (Trigger Publishing)(Pevná vazba)

'In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.' - Margaret Atwood. Through evocative passages and quotes inspired by the countryside, this stunningly packaged book offers a rare opportunity to slow down, step back and receive the natural restorative power of nature. The

The Invention of Oscar Wilde (Frankel Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

'One should either wear a work or art, or be a work of art,' Oscar Wilde once declared. In The Invention of Oscar Wilde, Nicholas Frankel explores Wilde's self-creation as a 'work of art' and a carefully constructed cultural icon. Frankel takes readers on a journey through Wilde's inventive,

Cardiff to Pontypridd - Plus Other Lines to the Taff Vale (Mitchell Vic)(Pevná vazba)

Forms of Enchantment: Writings on Art and Artists (Warner Marina)(Pevná vazba)

Art writing at its most useful should share the dynamism, fluidity, and passions of the objects of its enquiry, argues author Marina Warner in this new anthology. Here, some of Warner's most compelling writing captures the visual experience of the work of a diverse group of artists--with a notable

Illegal: A Disappeared Novel, 2 (Stork Francisco X.)(Pevná vazba)

What does it mean to be illegal in the United States?Life in Mexico is a death sentence for Emiliano and his sister Sara.To escape the violent cartel that is after them, they flee across the border, seeking a better life in the United States and hoping that they can find a way to bring their

Great Speeches of the 20th Century (Guardian News and Media Ltd)(Pevná vazba)

This is a book that should be required reading, a book that should be on every bookshelf in the country. Here are fourteen key speeches of the 20th century introduced by prominent figures ranging from F.W. Introduced by Kennedy's speech writer Ted SorensenNelson Mandela: An ideal for which I am

Why do we need art? What do we gain by being creative? And other big questions (Rosen Michael)(Pevná vazba)

A highly topical look at the role of art and the importance of creativity in our lives and the wider

Masterworks of Modern Photography 1900-1940: The Thomas Walther Collection at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (Hermanson Meister Sarah)(Pevná vazba)

Like no other, the Thomas Walther Collection at the MoMA captures the imaginative spirit of early 20th-century photography, a time of dynamic circulation of ideas and daring aesthetic

Boulangerie at Home: Bread, Brioche, and Other Baked Delicacies (Landemaine Rodolphe)(Pevná vazba)

A French pastry chef providers the tools and instruction you need to master the art of classic French bread and dough-based baked goods with this stunning cookbook featuring 100 recipes, infographics, 500 handy step-by-step photos, and an illustrated glossary.In this gorgeous bread bible, chef

If War Should Come: The Origins of the Second World War from the Times Archive (Barnes Mark)(Pevná vazba)

This is a pictorial look at aspects of life in Britain and in other parts of Europe in the run up to the start of WWII using press photographs from the era. It examines the reality behind the claim that Britain was a nation prepared for the coming war. The images reproduced here are now in the

How To Make The Best Coffee At Home - James Hoffmann

A world-leading coffee expert shows how to make barista-level coffee at home We all expect to be able to buy an excellent cup of coffee from the many brilliant coffee shops available. But what about the coffee we make at home? Shouldn't that be just as good? Coffee expert James Hoffmann runs Square

Darker Shades: The Racial Other in Early Modern Art (Stoichita Victor I.)(Pevná vazba)

The Art of Mindful Birdwatching: Reflections on Freedom & Being (Thompson Claire)(Pevná vazba)

'In The Art of Mindful Birdwatching, Claire Thompson elegantly weaves a narrative full of her own delightfully documented encounters with birds in amongst sage guidance on using mindfulness to help readers become deeply aware of the present moment. Following Claire's clearly described exercises has

Tao Te Ching (Mitchell Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

Do you want to improve the world?I don't think it can be done.The world is sacred.It can't be improved.If you tamper with it, you'll ruin it.If you treat it like an object, you'll lose it.Stephen Mitchell's translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Way) has sold over half a million

Hygge: The Danish Art of Happiness (Sderberg Marie Tourell)(Pevná vazba)

Other books will tell you how to be hygge. This is the only book that will show you. Though we all know the feeling of hygge instinctively, few of us ever manage to capture it for more than a moment. Now Danish actress and hygge aficionado Marie Tourell S derberg has traveled the length and breadth

How to Be Invisible: Lyrics (Bush Kate)(Pevná vazba)

Selected and arranged by the author, with an expansive introduction by the novelist David Mitchell, How To Be Invisible presents the lyrics of Kate Bush for the first time in a beautiful cloth-bound Faber

Mindful Thoughts at Home: Finding Heart in the Home (Peers Kate)(Pevná vazba)

Mindful Thoughts at Home is a lovingly gathered collection of reflections appreciating the often un-noticed details of what makes a house a home.Mindfulness is about being truly present and fully engaged with whatever we're doing at that moment, anchoring ourselves in the present. We aim to be

Einstein on Einstein: Autobiographical and Scientific Reflections (Renn Jrgen)(Pevná vazba)

New perspectives on the iconic physicist's scientific and philosophical formation At the end of World War II, Albert Einstein was invited to write his intellectual autobiography for the Library of Living Philosophers. The resulting book was his uniquely personal Autobiographical Notes, a classic

Reflections on The Revolution in France And Other Writings (Burke Edmund)(Pevná vazba)

Amid the 18th century's golden generation that included his companions Adam Smith, Samuel Johnson and Edward Gibbon, Burke's controversial mixture of conservative and subversive theories made him first a marginal figure, and finally a revered theorist - a hero of the

The Royal Navy's Revenge and Other Little-Known Encounters of the War at Sea (O'Hara Vincent P.)(Pevná vazba)

The Royal Navy's Revenge and other Episodes of the War at Sea: a collection of self-contained and fast-paced accounts of naval battles, previously published in national magazines and especially selected because they are fascinating, yet little known. The naval war of 1939-1945 was a long and

Polaroid Project - At the Intersection of Art and Technology (Ewing William A.)(Pevná vazba)

The definitive illustrated publication on the art and science of